Horizon League Reveals 2025 #HLGOLF Awards
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (April 24, 2025) – The Horizon League unveiled our 2025 #HLGOLF awards on Thursday as voted on by the League’s head coaches.
Wright State’s Timmy Hollenbeck and Shane Ochs and Youngstown State’s Neeranuch Prajunpanich earned Golfer of the Year honors. Green Bay’s Mason Haupt and YSU’s Valentina Peña Anaya collected Freshman of the Year recognition while Cleveland State’s Brynna Mardis and Northern Kentucky’s Luke Muller are our Sportsmanship Award recipients. WSU’s Conner Lash and Oakland’s Heather Fortushniak were voted Coaches of the Year after leading their teams to championships this week.
Dig Deeper:
- Hollenbeck finished tied for fourth at the #HLGOLF championship and earned Golfer of the Year honors after being named Freshman of the Year in 2024.
- The sophomore captured the individual title at the Wright State Invitational earlier this month.
- Wright State has collected Men’s Golfer of the Year honors in four straight seasons.
- Ochs was the runner-up at our 2025 #HLGOLF championship and collected his second straight All-League honor.
- He was named the Under Armour Golfer of the Week twice this spring.
- Prajunpanich earned individual medalist honors at the #HLGOLF championship, shooting 222.
- The sophomore collected her second First Team honor and first Golfer of the Year award after winning Freshman of the Year last season.
- She won three Under Armour Golfer of the Week awards this season.
- Haupt collected All-Tournament Team honors at the championship, finishing tied for fourth.
- He is the first Phoenix to win Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year since the award began in 2014.
- Peña Anaya earned medalist honors at the YSU Spring Invitational and finished tied for first at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational.
- She is the fifth YSU women’s golfer to win Freshman of the Year since 2016.
- Lash collected his third Coach of the Year honor after his third #HLGOLF title for the Raiders.
- WSU secured the team title by eight shots earlier this week and will represent the League at NCAA Regionals.
- Fortushniak wins Coach of the Year in her first season following Oakland’s #HLGOLF championship victory on Monday.
- Oakland will travel to Columbus, Ohio for NCAA Regionals.
- The Sportsmanship Award recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Sportsmanship is defined as behavior exhibited during competition by student-athletes based on values, respect and integrity.
- NKU head coach David Shearer noted that Muller has “unwavering respect for his fellow competitors” and “plays the game with absolute integrity, always upholding the rules and the spirit of sportsmanship”.
- Cleveland State head coach Steve Weir shared that Mardis “treats her teammates and playing competitors with the utmost respect and always has a positive attitude”.
- Cleveland State, Northern Kentucky and Wright State totaled two All-League selections each to lead the men’s teams while Youngstown State paced the women’s teams with five All-League honorees.
2025 #HLGOLF Awards
Men’s Golfers of the Year: Timmy Hollenbeck, Wright State & Shane Ochs, Wright State
Women’s Golfer of the Year: Neeranuch Prajunpanich, Youngstown State
Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year: Mason Haupt, Green Bay
Women’s Golf Freshman of the Year: Valentina Peña Anaya, Youngstown State
Men’s Golf Sportsmanship Award: Luke Muller, Northern Kentucky
Women’s Golf Sportsmanship Award: Brynna Mardis, Cleveland State
Men’s Golf Coach of the Year: Conner Lash, Wright State
Women’s Golf Coach of the Year: Heather Fortushniak, Oakland
Men’s Golf All-League First Team
Andrew Kaye, Cleveland State
Titus Boswell, IU Indianapolis
Chuck Tragesser, RMU
Timmy Hollenbeck, Wright State
Shane Ochs, Wright State
Women’s Golf All-League First Team
Riley Pechinski, Green Bay
Olivia Hemmila, Oakland
Hunar Mittal, Purdue Fort Wayne
Olivia Jang, Purdue Fort Wayne
Neeranuch Prajunpanich, Youngstown State
Men’s Golf All-League Second Team
Brody Simms, Cleveland State
Mason Haupt, Green Bay
Zack Beard, Northern Kentucky
Luke Muller, Northern Kentucky
Bhavneet Sohal, Oakland
Women’s Golf All-League Second Team
Lily Bargamian, Oakland
Valentina Peña Anaya, Youngstown State
Sofia Perez Escarcena, Youngstown State
Lizzie Saur, Youngstown State
Maddi Shoults, Youngstown State
Men’s Golf Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Andrew Kaye, Cleveland State
David Swab, Detroit Mercy
Morgan Tournemire, IU Indianapolis
Luke Muller, Northern Kentucky*
Nick Holder, Purdue Fort Wayne
Adam Horn, Wright State
Ryan Sam, Youngstown State
Women’s Golf Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Brynna Mardis, Cleveland State*
Taylor Kondel, Detroit Mercy
Reagan Sohn, IU Indianapolis
Lillian Gottman, Purdue Fort Wayne
Lizzie Saur, Youngstown State